Sentence Correction

Question 1

Parts of Speech

What is an adjective

Answer 1

A word that modifies a noun or pronoun

Question 2

Parts of Speech

What is an adverb

Answer 2

A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or an entire clause

Question 3

Preposition

Answer 3

A word or phrase before a noun or pronoun and indicates a grammatical relation to another word in the sentence.
ie in, to, in regard to, for

Question 4

What is a Faulty Predicate

Answer 4

When the subject and the predicate are not logically linked.

ex. The main goal of the research department is cancer
=> The main focus of the research department is cancer

Question 5

Fix this sentence:

I have the ability to play soccer

Answer 5

I can play soccer
OR
I am able to play soccer

Question 6

Fix this sentence:

I will try and win the game

Answer 6

I will try to win the game

Question 7

Fix this sentence:

It’s hard to choose between these desserts

Answer 7

It’s hard to choose among these desserts

Question 8

Fix this sentence:

The workers attempted to try to fix the broken circuits

Answer 8

The workers attempted to fix the broken circuits.

Question 9

Verb Tense: Conjugate To Study

Present Simple

Answer 9

I study

Question 10

Verb Tense: Conjugate To Study

Past Simple

Answer 10

I studied

Question 11

Verb Tense: Conjugate To Study

Future Simple

Answer 11

I will study

Question 12

Verb Tense: Conjugate To Study

Present Perfect

Answer 12

I have studied

Question 13

Verb Tense: Conjugate To Study

Past Perfect

Answer 13

I had studied

Question 14

Verb Tense: Conjugate To Study

Future Perfect

Answer 14

I will have studied

Question 15

Verb Tense: Conjugate To Study

Present Continuous

Answer 15

I am studying

Question 16

Verb Tense: Conjugate To Study

Past Continuous

Answer 16

I was studying

Question 17

Verb Tense: Conjugate To Study

Future Continuous

Answer 17

I will be studying

Question 18

Verb Tense: Conjugate To Study

Present Perfect Continuous

Answer 18

I have been studying

Question 19

Verb Tense: Conjugate To Study

Past Perfect Continuous

Answer 19

I had been studying

Question 20

Verb Tense: Conjugate To Study

Future Perfect Continuous

Answer 20

I will have been studying

Question 21

What is perfect tense?

Answer 21

It indicates an event that happened before an event in he simple tense.

Ex. Past Simple and Past Perfect
Jo discovered that Leslie had lied to her

Question 22

Punctuation - Comma

Answer 22

Used to link to independent clauses with a conjunction:

Being unemployed can be difficult for anyone, but John was having a particularly hard time with it.

NOT to link to subordinate clauses with a conjunction:

John moved into the neighborhood only a few weeks ago but has already been invited to several parties.

Question 23

Punctuation - Semicolon

Answer 23

Used to link independent clauses, or for linking things in a series.

Ex John wanted to keep the money he found in the briefcase; his conscience made him return it.

Question 24

Punctuation - Colon

Answer 24

Used to introduce something that gives more information or clarifies what preceded the colon.

The scheme was both enormous and complex: it took experts over two years to account for all the funds.

Question 25

Parallelism

Answer 25

items in a series or on either side of a construction must have the same form.

Ex. On his recent vacation, Clark visited Spain and France, and spent an afternoon in Blegium.

Ex. John will either win a million dollars or walk away with nothing.

Question 26

Fix the sentence:
The economic report released today by congress and the Federal Reserve was bleaker than expected, which suggests that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.

Answer 26

The economic report released today by congress and the Federal Reserve was bleaker than expected, suggesting that the nearing recession might be even deeper and more prolonged than even the most pessimistic analysts have predicted.